W8.7-Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

W8.10-Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

W8.7- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

W8.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation

W8.9-Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

This week we will continue with our "Rights and Responsibilities" Unit, and we will investigate:

Plagiarism

Supreme Court Cases

Social Media

The Environment

Literature/Voting

*Students may or may not visit all stations.

Next, we will move to tolerance and the creation of our "Student BIll of Rights"

We will be focusing on CCSS:

W8.1-Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence

RI 8.1- Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RI8.3-Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.

RI 8.6-Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

RI 8.8-Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

SL8.1-Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.